Book excerpt: Iran Statistical Yearbook, 1383 (March 2004 - March 2005) is a collection of various official statistics of the I.R. of Iran, which is published annually by the Statistical Centre of Iran due to its legal duty. It contains 556 tables and 22 chapters according to international classifications about, land and climate, population, manpower, agriculture, mining and quarrying, manufacturing, water and electricity, financial markets, housing, trade, transport and communication, judicial affairs, welfare, education, health and treatment, culture and tourism, price indices, government budget, household expenditure and income, national accounts and international statistics.